Behavioral and Brain Functions | Neurobiology of brain disorders

Behavioral and Brain Functions | Neurobiology of brain disorders

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Neurobiology of brain disorders

1. Content Type:Research

   Age-related changes in neuroinflammation and prepulse inhibition in offspring of rats treated with Poly I:C in early gestation

   Maternal immune activation (MIA) during gestation can increase the later risk of schizophrenia in adult offspring. Neuroinflammation is believed to underlie this process. Postmortem brain studies have found ch...

   Authors:Shuang Ding, Yunqing Hu, Binbin Luo, Yaqi Cai, Keke Hao, Yongfeng Yang, Yan Zhang, Xiujuan Wang, Minli Ding, Hongxing Zhang, Wenqiang Li and Luxian Lv

   Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2019 15:3

   Published on: 5 March 2019

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   Impaired innate and conditioned social behavior in adult C57Bl6/J mice prenatally exposed to chlorpyrifos

   Signs of pervasive developmental disorder and social deficits were reported in toddlers and children whose mothers were exposed to organophosphate pesticides during pregnancy. Deficits in social preference wer...

   Authors:Anat Lan, Daniel Stein, Miguel Portillo, Debra Toiber and Ora Kofman

   Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2019 15:2

   Published on: 1 March 2019

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3. Content Type:Review

   Behavioral models in psychopathology: epistemic and semantic considerations

   The use of animals in neurosciences has a long history. It is considered indispensable in areas in which “translational” research is deemed invaluable, such as behavioral pharmacology and comparative psycholog...

   Authors:Caio Maximino and Franz Josef van der Staay

   Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2019 15:1

   Published on: 1 March 2019

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4. Content Type:Review

   Narcolepsy and emotional experience: a review of the literature

   Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis. This disease affects significantly the overall patient functioni...

   Authors:C. Schiappa, S. Scarpelli, A. D’Atri, M. Gorgoni and Luigi De Gennaro

   Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2018 14:19

   Published on: 26 December 2018

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   Association between cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor (CDNF) 2 polymorphisms and schizophrenia susceptibility and symptoms in the Han Chinese population

   Schizophrenia (SZ) is a complex polygenic psychiatric disorder caused in part by abnormal dopamine levels. Cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor (CDNF) 2 is known to protect and repair the dopaminergic system. Do...

   Authors:Yongfeng Yang, Hongyan Yu, Wenqiang Li, Bing Liu, Hongxing Zhang, Shuang Ding, Yanli Lu, Tianzi Jiang and Luxian Lv

   Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2018 14:1

   Published on: 3 January 2018

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6. Content Type:Short Paper

   Drug-induced Parkinson’s disease modulates protein kinase A and Olfactory Marker Protein in the mouse olfactory bulb

   Olfaction is often affected in parkinsonian patients, but dopaminergic cells in the olfactory bulb are not affected by some Parkinson-inducing drugs. We investigated whether the drug MPTP produces the olfactor...

   Authors:Carla Mucignat and Antonio Caretta

   Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2017 13:1

   Published on: 26 January 2017

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   A non-targeted metabolite profiling pilot study suggests that tryptophan and lipid metabolisms are linked with ADHD-like behaviours in dogs

   Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent and multifactorial neuropsychiatric disorder in the human population worldwide. Complex etiology and clinical heterogeneity have challenged the re...

   Authors:Jenni Puurunen, Sini Sulkama, Katriina Tiira, Cesar Araujo, Marko Lehtonen, Kati Hanhineva and Hannes Lohi

   Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2016 12:27

   Published on: 29 September 2016

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8. Content Type:Research

   Clinical application of DEX/CRH test and multi-channel NIRS in patients with depression

   To reduce the number of patients with depression, biomarkers for clarifying psychiatric disorders are warranted. Numerous candidates have been proposed; however, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) with multi-ch...

   Authors:Shinya Kinoshita, Tetsufumi Kanazawa, Hiroki Kikuyama and Hiroshi Yoneda

   Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2016 12:25

   Published on: 31 August 2016

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   Relationship among methadone dose, polymorphisms of dopamine D2 receptor and tri-dimensional personality questionnaire in heroin-addicted patients

   We investigated whether variation in the dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) and tri-dimensional personality questionnaire (TPQ) scores could be used to aid adjustment of daily methadone requirements of heroin addic...

   Authors:Min-Wei Huang, Tai-An Chiang, Pei-Yu Lo and Ching-Shan Huang

   Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2016 12:24

   Published on: 31 August 2016

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    Associations between the neuron-specific glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1) Bcl-1 polymorphisms and suicide in cancer patients within the first year of diagnosis

    Cancer diagnosis is associated with an increased suicide risk, particularly within the first 1 year after diagnosis of cancer. Abnormal function of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis has been implicated i...

    Authors:Subin Park, Jin Pyo Hong, Jong-Keuk Lee, Young-Mi Park, Yangsoon Park, Juri Jeon, Myeong Hee Ahn and Se Chang Yoon

    Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2016 12:22

    Published on: 11 July 2016

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    The effect of epilepsy on autistic symptom severity assessed by the social responsiveness scale in children with autism spectrum disorder

    As the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in people with epilepsy ranges from 15 to 47 % (Clarke et al. in Epilepsia 46:1970–1977, 2005), it is speculated that there is a special relationship between the two...

    Authors:Chanyoung Ko, Namwook Kim, Eunjoo Kim, Dong Ho Song and Keun-Ah Cheon

    Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2016 12:20

    Published on: 27 June 2016

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12. Content Type:Research

    Chronic cigarette smoking is linked with structural alterations in brain regions showing acute nicotinic drug-induced functional modulations

    Whereas acute nicotine administration alters brain function which may, in turn, contribute to enhanced attention and performance, chronic cigarette smoking is linked with regional brain atrophy and poorer cogn...

    Authors:Matthew T. Sutherland, Michael C. Riedel, Jessica S. Flannery, Julio A. Yanes, Peter T. Fox, Elliot A. Stein and Angela R. Laird

    Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2016 12:16

    Published on: 2 June 2016

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13. Content Type:Research

    Oral administration of potassium bromate induces neurobehavioral changes, alters cerebral neurotransmitters level and impairs brain tissue of swiss mice

    Potassium bromate (KBrO3) is widely used as a food additive and is a major water disinfection by-product. The present study reports the side effects of KBrO3 administration on the brain functions and behaviour of...

    Authors:Jamaan Ajarem, Naif G. Altoom, Ahmed A. Allam, Saleh N. Maodaa, Mostafa A. Abdel- Maksoud and Billy KC. Chow

    Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2016 12:14

    Published on: 12 May 2016

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14. Content Type:Review

    A decade of contributions to understanding and ameliorating attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder

    It has been 10 years since Terje Sagvolden founded Behavioral and Brain Functions.

    Authors:Peter R. Killeen

    Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2016 12:12

    Published on: 6 April 2016

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    Non-targeted metabolite profiling reveals changes in oxidative stress, tryptophan and lipid metabolisms in fearful dogs

    Anxieties, such as shyness, noise phobia and separation anxiety, are common but poorly understood behavioural problems in domestic dogs, Canis familiaris. Although studies have demonstrated genetic and environmen...

    Authors:Jenni Puurunen, Katriina Tiira, Marko Lehtonen, Kati Hanhineva and Hannes Lohi

    Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2016 12:7

    Published on: 12 February 2016

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16. Content Type:Research

    Effect of parsley (Petroselinum crispum, Apiaceae) juice against cadmium neurotoxicity in albino mice (Mus Musculus)

    Parsley was employed as an experimental probe to prevent the behavioral, biochemical and morphological changes in the brain tissue of the albino mice following chronic cadmium (Cd) administration.

    Authors:Saleh N. Maodaa, Ahmed A. Allam, Jamaan Ajarem, Mostafa A. Abdel-Maksoud, Gadah I. Al-Basher and Zun Yao Wang

    Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2016 12:6

    Published on: 4 February 2016

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17. Content Type:Review

    Neuronal mechanisms and circuits underlying repetitive behaviors in mouse models of autism spectrum disorder

    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a broad spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by three central behavioral symptoms: impaired social interaction, impaired social communication, and res...

    Authors:Hyopil Kim, Chae-Seok Lim and Bong-Kiun Kaang

    Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2016 12:3

    Published on: 20 January 2016

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18. Content Type:Research

    Thrombin-induced microglial activation impairs hippocampal neurogenesis and spatial memory ability in mice

    To investigate the effects of microglia/macrophages activation induced by intrastriatal thrombin injection on dentate gyrus neurogenesis and spatial memory ability in mice.

    Authors:Yuan Yang, Meikui Zhang, Xiaoni Kang, Chen Jiang, Huan Zhang, Pei Wang and Jingjing Li

    Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2015 11:30

    Published on: 26 September 2015

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    4′-O-β-d-glucosyl-5-O-methylvisamminol, an active ingredient of Saposhnikovia divaricata, attenuates high-mobility group box 1 and subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced vasospasm in a rat model

    High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) was observed to be an important extracellular mediator involved in vascular inflammation associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). This study is of interest to examine th...

    Authors:Chih-Zen Chang, Shu-Chuan Wu, Aij-Lie Kwan and Chih-Lung Lin

    Citation:Behavioral and Brain Functions 2015 11:28

    Published on: 22 September 2015

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